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CRISPR Skin Grafts Instead of Insulin Injections
Engineered epidermal progenitor cells can correct diet-Induced obesity and diabetes
Researchers at the University of Chicago have used CRISPR gene editing [MORE]
Apple’s Gym for Testing Activity Algorithms
Apple’s secretive gym Is shaping Its activity-tracking algorithms
What does a wearables development lab look like? In Apple’s case, the facility [MORE]
Million Electrode Array for Brain-Computer Interface
Million electrode array for brain interfaces Is under development
Under DARPA’s Neural Engineering Systems Design Program, engineers at Columbia University have [MORE]
Migraine, Heart Disease, and Hypertension: Three Ailments for the Price of One Gene
Broad scientists show how 1 bad gene takes a toll on 5 vascular diseases
Immunologists, among others, know that a single [MORE]
Nanopipetting Single Cells
Nanopipette-illustration
An engineer at UC-Santa Cruz’s Genomic Institute has won NIH’s “Follow the Cell Challenge” with its $300,000 prize. As described: [MORE]
Membraneless Organelles
Diving into the pool of membranesless organelles
Inside living cells, proteins and RNAs form membraneless organelles that give the cell structure, [MORE]
More Accurate Dosing for Cancer Chemotherapy
Estimating glomerular filtration rate in patients with cancer
Dosing a cancer patient with carboplatin is a tricky business: too little can [MORE]
Reprogramming Skin Cells to be Eggs and Sperm
Producing eggs and sperm in the lab
A law professor at Stanford University predicts that half of couples in the normal [MORE]
Harvard’s Robotic Arm for Endoscopic Surgery
Pop-up Soft Robotic Arm for Endoscopic Procedures
Quoting directly: “We were able to design a device that can lie flat when [MORE]
Highly Accurate 3-D Printed Biopsy Robot
Stormram 4, a 3-D printed biopsy robo
Because the “Stormram 4,” a 3-D printed biopsy robot, is made of plastic, it [MORE]
Drones Delivering Lab Specimens
Matternet’s M2 drone has been used to deliver biological samples
Ticino EOC, an 8 hospital group in Lugano, Switzerland has a [MORE]
A Wound Monitoring Bandage
Sensor areas on the Flusitex bandage will glow when exposed to UV if wound is chronic
Swiss engineers have designed a [MORE]
Lab Grown Artificial Bile Ducts
Lab Grown Artificial Bile Duct
Several years ago, researchers in Wake Forest University’s Regenerative Medicine Program grew urethras for five boys [MORE]
Soft and Stretchy Wearable Monitors
Soft and stretchy fabric-based sensors for wearable robots
Lots of wearable sensors now exist, but this piece describes the advantages of [MORE]